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Conventional Careers (Holland Code C)

161 careers whose strongest O*NET interest area is Conventional.

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

  1. 1Accountants and Auditors

    $83,680 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  2. 2Budget Analysts

    $91,640 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  3. 3Pharmacy Technicians

    $45,750 · Training or associate · CRS

  4. 4Bill and Account Collectors

    $47,030 · High school · CES

  5. 5Billing and Posting Clerks

    $48,500 · High school · CRE

  6. 6Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

    $50,670 · Training or associate · CEI

  7. 7Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

    $58,260 · Training or associate · CES

  8. 8Procurement Clerks

    $50,580 · High school · CER

  9. 9Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks

    $50,080 · High school · CES

  10. 10File Clerks

    $43,600 · High school · CRS

  11. 11Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

    $50,610 · Training or associate · CES

  12. 12Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

    $45,260 · High school · CRE

  13. 13Data Entry Keyers

    $41,340 · High school · CRI

  14. 14Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks

    $49,230 · High school · CES

  15. 15Statistical Assistants

    $50,330 · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  16. 16Order Clerks

    $46,170 · High school · CER

  17. 17Brokerage Clerks

    $65,750 · Training or associate · CES

  18. 18Medical Records Specialists

    $51,140 · Training or associate · CIS

  19. 19Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

    $47,540 · High school · CES

  20. 20Loan Interviewers and Clerks

    $50,020 · Training or associate · CES

  21. 21Library Assistants, Clerical

    $36,910 · High school · CSR

  22. 22Tellers

    $43,030 · High school · CES

  23. 23Correspondence Clerks

    $46,800 · High school · CES

  24. 24New Accounts Clerks

    $47,670 · Training or associate · CES

  25. 25Credit Analysts

    $83,510 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  26. 26Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

    $62,370 · Training or associate · CES

  27. 27Office Clerks, General

    $45,010 · High school · CES

  28. 28Logistics Analysts

    $82,320 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  29. 29Tax Preparers

    $54,920 · Training or associate · CEI

  30. 30Pharmacy Aides

    $37,680 · High school · CER

  31. 31Document Management Specialists

    $116,580 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  32. 32Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

    $58,650 · High school · CEI

  33. 33Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

    $55,570 · Training or associate · CES

  34. 34Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

    $45,930 · High school · CSE

  35. 35Database Administrators

    $104,620 · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  36. 36Word Processors and Typists

    $49,280 · High school · CRA

  37. 37Clinical Data Managers

    $120,230 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  38. 38Meter Readers, Utilities

    $48,150 · High school · CRI

  39. 39Office Machine Operators, Except Computer

    $40,960 · High school · CRI

  40. 40Postal Service Clerks

    $62,130 · High school · CRE

  41. 41Library Technicians

    $44,580 · Training or associate · CSR

  42. 42Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service

    $39,280 · High school · CRE

  43. 43Treasurers and Controllers

    $166,570 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CES

  44. 44Cost Estimators

    $78,740 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  45. 45Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

    $76,590 · Training or associate · CES

  46. 46Financial Examiners

    $94,160 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  47. 47Data Warehousing Specialists

    $139,500 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  48. 48Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

    $46,380 · High school · CRI

  49. 49Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers

    $36,220 · High school · CER

  50. 50Compliance Officers

    $80,730 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  51. 51Regulatory Affairs Specialists

    $80,730 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  52. 52Customer Service Representatives

    $44,770 · High school · CES

  53. 53Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

    $54,210 · Training or associate · CSE

  54. 54Cargo and Freight Agents

    $52,260 · High school · CER

  55. 55Log Graders and Scalers

    $46,330 · High school · CRI

  56. 56Compliance Managers

    $141,900 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CES

  57. 57Receptionists and Information Clerks

    $38,010 · High school · CES

  58. 58Actuaries

    $130,000 · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  59. 59Postal Service Mail Carriers

    $60,550 · High school · CRE

  60. 60Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

    $80,730 (broader group) · Training or associate · CEI

  61. 61Medical Transcriptionists

    $40,410 · Training or associate · CSI

  62. 62Stockers and Order Fillers

    $37,330 · High school · CRE

  63. 63Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

    $78,000 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  64. 64Cashiers

    $32,880 · High school · CER

  65. 65Telephone Operators

    $41,740 · High school · CSE

  66. 66Network and Computer Systems Administrators

    $99,130 · Training or associate · CRI

  67. 67Transportation Inspectors

    $92,100 · Bachelor's degree · CRI

  68. 68Insurance Underwriters

    $81,370 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  69. 69Court, Municipal, and License Clerks

    $48,700 · High school · CES

  70. 70Proofreaders and Copy Markers

    $51,120 · Bachelor's degree · CAI

  71. 71Customs Brokers

    $80,730 (broader group) · Training or associate · CER

  72. 72Database Architects

    $139,500 · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  73. 73Loan Officers

    $76,690 · Bachelor's degree · CES

  74. 74Information Security Analysts

    $129,180 · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  75. 75Information Security Engineers

    $116,580 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  76. 76Management Analysts

    $101,860 · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  77. 77Computer User Support Specialists

    $61,860 · Training or associate · CRI

  78. 78Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

    $45,920 · Training or associate · CSE

  79. 79Quality Control Analysts

    $62,280 (broader group) · Training or associate · CIR

  80. 80Gambling Cage Workers

    $37,580 · High school · CES

  81. 81Online Merchants

    $83,050 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CER

  82. 82Archivists

    $64,550 · Graduate degree · CIS

  83. 83Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners

    $34,980 · High school · CES

  84. 84Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

    $38,630 · High school · CRE

  85. 85Computer and Information Systems Managers

    $175,140 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  86. 86Energy Auditors

    $74,690 (broader group) · Training or associate · CRI

  87. 87Computer Programmers

    $100,390 · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  88. 88Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks

    $59,650 · High school · CER

  89. 89Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

    $68,120 · High school · CRI

  90. 90Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators

    $58,470 · High school · CRS

  91. 91Counter and Rental Clerks

    $41,300 · High school · CES

  92. 92Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

    $116,580 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  93. 93Loss Prevention Managers

    $141,900 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  94. 94Environmental Compliance Inspectors

    $80,730 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  95. 95Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

    $68,270 · Graduate degree · CSI

  96. 96Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

    $78,210 · Bachelor's degree · CES

  97. 97Business Intelligence Analysts

    $120,230 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  98. 98Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

    $116,580 (broader group) · Training or associate · CIR

  99. 99Prepress Technicians and Workers

    $48,690 · Training or associate · CRA

  100. 100Medical Assistants

    $45,690 · Training or associate · CSR

  101. 101Aviation Inspectors

    $92,100 (broader group) · Training or associate · CRI

  102. 102Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks

    $35,070 · High school · CSE

  103. 103Desktop Publishers

    $55,290 · Training or associate · CAR

  104. 104Blockchain Engineers

    $116,580 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  105. 105Security Management Specialists

    $83,050 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  106. 106Logistics Engineers

    $82,320 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  107. 107Retail Loss Prevention Specialists

    $42,540 (broader group) · High school · CER

  108. 108Police Identification and Records Officers

    $93,790 (broader group) · Training or associate · CRI

  109. 109Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts

    $81,100 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  110. 110Biological Technicians

    $57,510 · Bachelor's degree · CRI

  111. 111Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

    $72,420 · Training or associate · CAS

  112. 112Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

    $43,370 · High school · CER

  113. 113Freight Forwarders

    $52,260 (broader group) · High school · CER

  114. 114Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants

    $36,300 · High school · CRS

  115. 115Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

    $61,560 · Training or associate · CRI

  116. 116Web Administrators

    $116,580 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CIE

  117. 117Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

    $44,390 · High school · CSE

  118. 118Public Safety Telecommunicators

    $53,040 · High school · CRS

  119. 119Transportation Security Screeners

    $66,770 · High school · CRE

  120. 120Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

    $117,860 · Graduate degree · CEI

  121. 121Print Binding and Finishing Workers

    $42,290 · High school · CRA

  122. 122Gambling Dealers

    $34,320 · High school · CER

  123. 123Computer Network Support Specialists

    $76,220 · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  124. 124Private Detectives and Investigators

    $51,220 · Training or associate · CEI

  125. 125Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

    $78,240 · Training or associate · CRE

  126. 126Logisticians

    $82,320 · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  127. 127Opticians, Dispensing

    $47,260 · Training or associate · CRE

  128. 128Dental Assistants

    $48,070 · Training or associate · CRS

  129. 129Printing Press Operators

    $45,780 · High school · CRE

  130. 130Quality Control Systems Managers

    $126,060 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CEI

  131. 131Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance

    $50,340 · High school · CRE

  132. 132Curators

    $63,420 · Graduate degree · CES

  133. 133Facilities Managers

    $106,660 · Training or associate · CER

  134. 134Credit Counselors

    $52,230 · Bachelor's degree · CSE

  135. 135Industrial Engineers

    $102,440 · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  136. 136Biomass Power Plant Managers

    $126,060 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CRE

  137. 137Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

    $81,390 · Bachelor's degree · CIR

  138. 138Technical Writers

    $90,390 · Bachelor's degree · CAI

  139. 139Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists

    $130,220 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CRI

  140. 140Surveyors

    $75,440 · Bachelor's degree · CRI

  141. 141Paralegals and Legal Assistants

    $62,890 · Training or associate · CIE

  142. 142Customs and Border Protection Officers

    $76,210 (broader group) · Training or associate · CER

  143. 143Remote Sensing Technicians

    $62,280 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CRI

  144. 144Broadcast Technicians

    $59,570 · Training or associate · CRI

  145. 145Judicial Law Clerks

    $64,920 · Graduate degree · CEI

  146. 146Anesthesiologist Assistants

    $135,880 (broader group) · Graduate degree · CSI

  147. 147Couriers and Messengers

    $39,200 · High school · CRS

  148. 148Web Developers

    $92,650 · Training or associate · CIA

  149. 149Air Traffic Controllers

    $148,080 · Training or associate · CRE

  150. 150Fast Food and Counter Workers

    $31,200 · High school · CRS

  151. 151Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

    $134,050 (broader group) · Training or associate · CRI

  152. 152Waiters and Waitresses

    $35,230 · High school · CSR

  153. 153Airfield Operations Specialists

    $56,850 · Training or associate · CRE

  154. 154Commercial Pilots

    $123,220 · Training or associate · CRE

  155. 155Interpreters and Translators

    $60,170 · Bachelor's degree · CAS

  156. 156Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

    $32,910 · High school · CSE

  157. 157Amusement and Recreation Attendants

    $32,150 · High school · CSR

  158. 158Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers

    $141,900 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree · CER

  159. 159Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers

    $55,010 · Training or associate · CES

  160. 160Passenger Attendants

    $37,720 · High school · CSR

  161. 161Flight Attendants

    $63,580 · High school · CSR

How this list is made: Careers whose highest O*NET interest score is Conventional, ranked by that score. The column shows each career’s 3-letter Holland code. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025 national median.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses